Genshin Impact: After entering the card pool, I kicked away the knife and stabbed myself

"It's not a gift, but a transaction based on a contract - it's between me and the Ice Queen."

[So the Ice God's desire to take the God's Hearts of other gods was also tacitly accepted, right? Wendy also gave it voluntarily, right?]

Ying didn't quite understand Zhongli's actions: "I don't quite understand your idea... and why did you fake your death?"

Paimon immediately began to criticize Zhongli: "Yeah, your fake death was really too much! Everyone was holding a ceremony to welcome you, and suddenly a dragon fell from the sky, and then Liyue Harbor was in chaos, and it almost caused a disaster!"

[Piaji dropped a dragon, Paimon is so cute]

Lady: "Haha... Gathering the undercurrents beneath the water, applying pressure to the limit and then exploding, isn't that what he wants to see?"

"Huh?" Paimon still didn't understand.

"Let me explain it myself."

Zhongli: "As you know, I have lived in the world for more than 6,000 years. It was 3,700 years ago that I founded Liyue with the immortals."

"The rock that cannot be broken by the whirlpool will also be worn away by the erosion of time. It's just that I have been convincing myself that the day when it will be worn away and cracked has not come yet."

Zhongli raised his head slightly, as if he was reminiscing about that day: "Until one rainy day, I was walking in the harbor and heard a merchant praising his subordinates: "You have completed your duty. Now, go and rest."

Zhongli's eyes dimmed as he said, "At that time, I stood for a long time among the crowd, constantly asking myself: Have I fulfilled my duty...?"

Paimeng looked at Zhongli who was so sentimental and sighed with concern: "Zhongli..."

Luo: "To put it simply, he is a little tired and wants to retire."

"Oops!" Paimon rolled his eyes at Luo: "You've completely ruined the atmosphere!"

Zhongli chuckled: "Luo, you see through it but don't say it out loud."

【Zhongli: Start swinging! 】

[Can I slack off now? I'm afraid Zhongli was infected by Venti]

[Barbatos syndrome begins to show divine transmission phenomena]

【Zhongli: Hey? 】

[Damn, I can’t imagine Zhongli saying “eh hey” at all]

[Retirement is fine hahaha, I've been working for a year and I'm already looking forward to retirement. Zhongli has been working for 3,700 years]

[Is the emperor also considered a worker? 】

[Emperor Yan Wang doesn't know, but the emperors in ancient times did. If you want to be a wise ruler, you have to get up earlier than the chickens and sleep later than the dogs. Not only do you have to work all year round, but you will also be scolded by the censors. Do you want it?]

Zhongli continued the previous topic: "But when I began to consider whether I should step down from the throne, I found that there were many reasons why I couldn't leave."

"The Land Where the Gods Walk, Liyue, is it ready to enter the next era?"

“I have to create an opportunity to observe carefully and then make a decision.”

"That's why I planned this fake death to drag the young master, the immortal, and Liyue into the chaos."

[So who is the murderer of Emperor Yan? It is himself]

[Who killed me, and who did I kill]

[MVP of the game: The Liyue merchant who let his subordinates rest]

[If the people of Liyue knew who that merchant was, they would probably drown him in spit.]

Ying: "So, is this a good ending?"

“Forget it.” The lady still looked arrogant, but surprisingly, the words she said were not so harsh: “Just like a child who has lost his parents will quickly mature, this city called Liyue has also grown in the face of the death of God.”

[A lady is not sarcastic? You are not a lady! Who are you?! ]

[Madam, you are actually quite envious of Liyue, right? Compared to her original godhood]

[? Did I miss some plot? How did you know the setting of the lady?]

[Witch suit, criticize the lazy Wendy by name]

[Perhaps Barbatos also has his own difficulties]

“I am very satisfied with the final resolution of all the incidents.”

When Zhongli expressed his attitude, he first thought of the immortals who were once his direct subordinates and friends: "The immortals who live in seclusion in the secluded world...they know the least information."

"But they first exercised the utmost restraint, then were willing to cooperate with the Seven Stars in times of crisis, and finally tried to understand the hearts of the people."

Zhongli looked at the lady again and said, "This lady, as the messenger sent by the God of Ice to fulfill the contract, kept the truth hidden from her colleagues, sir, at my request, and did not reveal the truth she knew."

"I myself traveled as the mortal Zhongli, and ultimately practiced Liyue's traditions as a mortal. Thank you for accompanying me on this journey, Ying."

"All of the above was within my plan. The only thing that was beyond my expectations was... the actions of the Liyue Seven Stars."

"Ahem," Luo suddenly coughed and said, "Although I intervened, according to the original fate, Osel was sealed by Ningguang's Qun Yu Pavilion~"

“Haha,” Zhongli continued with a smile, “I know. My expectations for them were the same as for the immortals, just to protect Liyue. But the answer they finally handed in was…”

“Use this opportunity to replace the gods and take advantage of the vacuum after my death to quickly seize all power in Liyue.”

"Eh——?" Paimon was a little confused: "It doesn't sound like a good thing!"

“Haha, I think this is great.” Zhongli, the former Liyue leader, said he had no problem with it, saying, “This is also something I was worried about being too early, but I was also looking forward to it eventually…”

"It is a sincere practice of the old god that I am."

[Feels a bit like Zhu Yuanzhang]

[But Zhu Biao's early death made things a mess, so Zhongli's situation can only be an ideal one]

[Except for Zhu Yuanzhang, are there any emperors who truly hope that the crown prince will succeed to the throne without any suspicion? ]

[Anyway, I can’t think of it, and I specifically criticized the Qing Dynasty]

[I think the only dynasty that really had such a thing as the emperor emeritus was the Tang Dynasty... but those who understand it understand that every dynasty had loving fathers and filial sons.]

"Hey, what about me? You guys have been playing me around, don't you want to apologize to me?" Tartaglia said somewhat dissatisfiedly.

"Hey, why don't I just say thank you?"

The lady sneered at her colleague: "Your disruption is actually part of the whole plan. Yan Shen should be thanking you for your wonderful performance."

"If you hadn't created the tremendous pressure of the battle between the immortals and the demons, then the coal in the hands of the God of Rock, Liyue, which he had played with for thousands of years, would not have become a shining diamond."

[A world where only the scapegoat is injured]

[My son feels so wronged hahaha]

【Young Master: Has anyone ever cared about my feelings? 】

[Young Master: I didn’t provoke any of you]

[The young master said that I was the clown]